One day a rich man took his son on a trip to the country so he could have his son see how poor country people were.

    They stayed one day and one night in the farm-house of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} very poor farm. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the way back home at the end of the trip the father asked the son, “{#blank#}3{#/blank#} did you think of the trip?”

    The son  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (reply), “Very nice, Dad.”

    The father then asked, “Did you notice how poor they were?”

    The son said, “Yes, I guess so.”

    The father then added, “What did you learn?”

    To {#blank#}5{#/blank#} question, the son thought for a moment and answered {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (slow), “I learned that we have one dog and they have four. We have a fountain in the garden and they have a small river{#blank#}7{#/blank#} has no end. We have brightly colored {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (lantern) in our garden, while they have the stars. Our garden {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (go) to the edge of our yard, but for their back yard they have the whole horizon.”

    At the son's reply, the rich father was speechless (无语的). His son then said, “Thanks, Dad, for{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (show) me how poor we really are.”

    One night, a mother and her daughter went out for dinner together. The mother was a heavy smoker, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(make) her daughter feel very upset and worried. She would often tell her mother that smoking was very bad {#blank#}2{#/blank#}her health. But her mother wouldn't listen and refused to stop smoking.

    However, at {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(they) dinner that night, she noticed that her mother didn't have a single cigarette. As a matter of fact, she realized that she hadn't seen her mother smoke for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} whole day.

    “I can see that you're not smoking at all today. Are you trying {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(give) up smoking?” the daughter asked hopefully.

    The mother answered, “No, I'm just feeling a little bit sick right now. I don't smoke {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(cigarette) when I'm sick, because if I do, it takes me {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(long) to get better.”

    The daughter{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(reply), “Well, I guess you would{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(probable) live a better life {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you got sick a bit more often!”

    If you visit a supermarket in the UK in March or April, you will notice a strange thing: Shelf after shelf is filled with large, brightly-colored eggs.

    Look a little {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (close) and you will discover something else. These eggs aren't real. In fact, they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) of chocolate. And that can mean only one thing—it's Easter time again.

    Easter is a festival {#blank#}3{#/blank#} has been celebrated in Britain for thousands of years. These days we mark the occasion (场合) by {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (give) each other chocolate eggs, or Easter eggs. But what are the roots of this {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (tradition) event?

    For Christian people Easter is a religious festival. According {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the Bible, Jesus Christ was killed by the Romans {#blank#}7{#/blank#} came back to life three days later. That is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Easter is seen as a time of rebirth.

    However, some people suggest that Easter has its origins in pre-Christian times. They say that the very earliest societies celebrated the end of winter and the beginning of spring—the time {#blank#}9{#/blank#} life returns to the land.

    Whatever its origins, Easter is big business. The UK's biggest retailer (零售商) of Easter eggs sold more than 20 million units last year and some Easter eggs {#blank#}10{#/blank#} cost more than £20!